The Republican journal., 1887-08-04
City Government Meeting.

The regular August meeting of the Belfast city
council was held last Monday evening.
Roll of accounts amounting to :2,3G.5.;5 was
passed i'll concurrence.
The Police Judge reported the following amount
of business for the month Of July: Drunkenness
i've; assault and battery, two; intoxicating Ii
quorS, four; riot, one; drunkenness and disturb
ancc, one. The sum of $il.G9 was received in
fines ard costs. Alderman Brown was made Il
committee to investigate with regard to the fine
and costs against Maitland Smith, and report at
the next regular meeting.
Mr.. Arnold IiarIi, pettioncd in regard to the
drain from Masonic Temple, which crosses his
land. Referred to Il committee consisting of Al
dcrlnan Carter and Councimcn Murphy and Alex
andcr.
W. NJ. Priest put in !, bin of SO, the value o. a
carriage house pulled down in the lire of July
18th Bill of J. Y. McClintock estate Of so, the
value of she'd destroyed hy the fire department
July II. These bills were referred to u committee
consisting of Alderman Brown and Councilman
Carr and Hanson.
The tax collector, }. q. Gates, reported that he
has collected on the iS,i tax, S37,97Ois.
Joseph Clough lost forty gallons Of roofing com
position, valued nj $3.50, which was taken from
Mark Andrews place july ST. or 4th He presented
bill to the city government, which WAS III i'll Oil
the table.
The Mayor WAS instructed to settle with Geo. q.
Bailey, in the case on the death of his horse, on
the best terms possible, not to exceed the amount
of the verdict.
Permission granted Charles \. Black to oc-
cupy /; portion of High street while making re
pairs on his store.
Councilman +. +. Hanson pettionrd for an iron,
grating to be so placed as to allow the surface WA,
ter 10 run into the sewer 1T the junction of Bridge
and High streets. near the i'hu'niN House stable,
and asked the city to order the same. Granted
The ordinance paying the city marshal salary
of 800, and two policemen Il compensation of 800
eac and all fees to be paid into the city treasury
was read twice and passed to be cngrosse,l 1t was
laid on the table in the city council until the next
regular meeting.
j. ID. Tucker was elected truant officer
1t was ordered il,at Il special committee be ap.
pointed TO have in charge the matter of water SUB
Ply and contract to that the contract is strictly
compiled with; purity of water, quantity and force
the proper laying of pipes and in all respects a
full compliance with the terms Of the contract. and
to report to the city council from time TO time
anu WIS toluILilitc SIlt nave power to employ
competent persons to assist them, and to nav them
Il reasonable compensation for such services. Al
dcrnlan Mcdonald and Councilman Alexander and
Havcncr were appointed.
Inc city treasurer was authorized to give to
Sarah d. Blanchard, for the city, deed of release
of the city claim on real estate owned by her. upon
the payment into the treasury of the sum nance,
in a report made to city council
1t was ordered that the city treasurer be author
led to receive in settlement of the city claim on
real estate bid in FOR taxes the amount of such
tNes,and the cost of sale, collectors deed and
record, and without charge of interest until the
ilrst day of October next. And upon such pay
ment to sign the proper deeds of release for the
city when required. And the city trca srcr is
hereby instructed to report to the city council
lts regular meeting on the first Monday of DC
tober next list of all such claims as then remain
unsettled.
IN July the surveyor was instructed to build a
covered drain on the east side of Bridge stree
from the school house said street to the Yves,
side of Church street AZ the meeting on Monday
evening 1t was voted in both branches TO recon
slider the vote. The order was then read and lai
on the table.
In June the following order was presented
'That the city treasurer Ike and is hereby author
lied and Instructed to purchase from the Hazeltint
library one half of its lot fronting Miller street
and the Mayor be instructed to draw his order on
the contingent fund in favor of the Hazeltint
Library Fund for $500 as payment therefor" Tho
board Of Aldermen voted to refer TO city solicitor
with Instructions to report to the legal measures
CT making the conveyance referred to in the order
The council voted to lay on table until next meet
ing. In July the Council postponed until mex,
meeting. At the August meeting the Council tool
it from the table and voted to non -concur. Table,
in the board of Aldermen.